Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter.
We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- parts stores and not one of them carried this item. Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? Mike |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
Mike wrote:
> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. > We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it > being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from > eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- > parts stores and not one of them carried this item. > > Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? > > Mike ------------------------------------ You might have more luck spraying the seat covers with a staticide, or by wearing a different pair of pants / jacket. 'Curly' |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com> wrote in
news:12u91as7k06obab@corp.supernews.com: > Mike wrote: >> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from >> eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- >> parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >> >> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >> >> Mike > > ------------------------------------ > > You might have more luck spraying the seat covers with a staticide, or > by wearing a different pair of pants / jacket. > > 'Curly' > yes,the charge buildup is on YOU,not the car. I just brush my knuckle against the door frame. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns98E4C42F7E537jyanikkuanet@64.209.0.85... > motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com> wrote in > news:12u91as7k06obab@corp.supernews.com: > >> Mike wrote: >>> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >>> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >>> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from >>> eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- >>> parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >>> >>> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >>> >>> Mike >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> You might have more luck spraying the seat covers with a staticide, or >> by wearing a different pair of pants / jacket. >> >> 'Curly' >> > > yes,the charge buildup is on YOU,not the car. > I just brush my knuckle against the door frame. > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > kua.net I agree, too. Drain straps were fairly common in the 60s to stop static popping in AM radios. I think carbon additives in tires mostly put a stop to that. I've used antistatic sprays on the driver's seat before, and it helps for a day or two. I even got tired of brushing my knuckle against the latch, so I just live with the ZAP. Mike |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:p9SdnX4YwYlsannYnZ2dnUVZ_uuqnZ2d@sedona.net: > Drain straps were fairly common in the 60s to stop > static popping in AM radios. I think carbon additives in tires mostly > put a stop to that. Carbon has been added to tires since about 1920. Carbon is what makes tires black. Absent carbon, tires are WHITE. Carbon (soot) was added to automotive tires to prevent decomposition due to ultraviolet radiation. It had nothing at all to do with electricity. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
Mike wrote:
> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. > We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it > being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from > eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- > parts stores and not one of them carried this item. > > Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? > > Mike > try a new alternator belt from bando. anti-static. |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
news:gomdnekq3vCgnHjYnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... > Mike wrote: >> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from >> eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- >> parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >> >> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >> >> Mike >> > try a new alternator belt from bando. anti-static. Now you've got me curious - doesn't the alternator belt just run from one grounded pulley to another? |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message > news:gomdnekq3vCgnHjYnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... >> Mike wrote: >>> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >>> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >>> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from >>> eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- >>> parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >>> >>> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >>> >>> Mike >>> >> try a new alternator belt from bando. anti-static. > > Now you've got me curious - doesn't the alternator belt just run from one > grounded pulley to another? > > that's what i'da thunk, but my 89 used to jolt me until i put on that belt. it's got "anti-static, oil & heat resistant" written on it - didn't order it specially. and i'm reporting the result! |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
news:baOdnS98H6NMGnjYnZ2dnUVZ_oKnnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... > Michael Pardee wrote: >> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message >> news:gomdnekq3vCgnHjYnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... >>> Mike wrote: >>>> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >>>> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >>>> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from >>>> eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- >>>> parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >>>> >>>> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>> try a new alternator belt from bando. anti-static. >> >> Now you've got me curious - doesn't the alternator belt just run from one >> grounded pulley to another? >> >> > that's what i'da thunk, but my 89 used to jolt me until i put on that > belt. it's got "anti-static, oil & heat resistant" written on it - didn't > order it specially. and i'm reporting the result! Strange but true, I guess! Definitely worth a try. Mike |
Re: Just ordered a grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
"Jim Yanik" wrote
> yes,the charge buildup is on YOU,not the car. > I just brush my knuckle against the door frame. Good plan - works every time. For me, the, uh, shock value is strictly SHOE dependent. I have one pair that just jolts the crap out of me when I get out of the car unless I hold onto the door jamb latch with my right hand's fingers as I exit the car. (There is no shock when I wear real leather dress shoes.) As long as I hold onto that latch when exiting, I receive no shocks whatsoever under any circumstances with any clothing in any season. I live in the desert southwest where it's really dry, and that dryness probably exacerbates the issue. So if that method works here, it should work anywhere. |
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"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in
news:12ucd05j7ro8403@corp.supernews.com: > "Jim Yanik" wrote > >> yes,the charge buildup is on YOU,not the car. >> I just brush my knuckle against the door frame. > > Good plan - works every time. For me, the, uh, shock value is strictly > SHOE dependent. I don't know why;leather soles insulate fairly well,and the static discharge is to the auto chassis,not to ground. Unless your leather soles are really damp(and electrically leaky). I wouldn't depend on that pair when working on anything electric. > I have one pair that just jolts the crap out of me > when I get out of the car unless I hold onto the door jamb latch with > my right hand's fingers as I exit the car. (There is no shock when I > wear real leather dress shoes.) As long as I hold onto that latch when > exiting, I receive no shocks whatsoever under any circumstances with > any clothing in any season. That is because you drain off the charge -as it is generated- by your butt sliding across the seat. Now,with the insulating shoes,try to not touch the chassis and instead brush your knuckles against the ground and see if you still get a shock;I doubt you will. > I live in the desert southwest where it's > really dry, and that dryness probably exacerbates the issue. So if > that method works here, it should work anywhere. > > > -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:p5-dnZszfuwcT3jYnZ2dnUVZ_tyinZ2d@sedona.net: > "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message > news:baOdnS98H6NMGnjYnZ2dnUVZ_oKnnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... >> Michael Pardee wrote: >>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message >>> news:gomdnekq3vCgnHjYnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... >>>> Mike wrote: >>>>> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >>>>> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >>>>> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap >>>>> from eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the >>>>> local auto- parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >>>>> >>>>> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>> try a new alternator belt from bando. anti-static. >>> >>> Now you've got me curious - doesn't the alternator belt just run >>> from one grounded pulley to another? >>> >>> >> that's what i'da thunk, but my 89 used to jolt me until i put on that >> belt. it's got "anti-static, oil & heat resistant" written on it - >> didn't order it specially. and i'm reporting the result! > > Strange but true, I guess! Definitely worth a try. > > Mike > > > Static builds up on your body from sliding your butt across the fabric seat,as you exit. There's no way an alternator belt in the engine compartment would discharge your body charge. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
I got into the habit of holding the door frame as I touched the ground
getting out of the vehicle. No more sparky.... t Jim Yanik wrote: >>>>>> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >>>>>> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >[quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> >> Mike > >Static builds up on your body from sliding your butt across the fabric >seat,as you exit. >There's no way an alternator belt in the engine compartment would discharge >your body charge. > -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200703/1 |
Re: Just ordered an grounding strap for 99 Odyssey
Jim Yanik wrote:
> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in > news:p5-dnZszfuwcT3jYnZ2dnUVZ_tyinZ2d@sedona.net: > >> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message >> news:baOdnS98H6NMGnjYnZ2dnUVZ_oKnnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... >>> Michael Pardee wrote: >>>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message >>>> news:gomdnekq3vCgnHjYnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t... >>>>> Mike wrote: >>>>>> Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. >>>>>> We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it >>>>>> being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap >>>>>> from eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the >>>>>> local auto- parts stores and not one of them carried this item. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? >>>>>> >>>>>> Mike >>>>>> >>>>> try a new alternator belt from bando. anti-static. >>>> Now you've got me curious - doesn't the alternator belt just run >>>> from one grounded pulley to another? >>>> >>>> >>> that's what i'da thunk, but my 89 used to jolt me until i put on that >>> belt. it's got "anti-static, oil & heat resistant" written on it - >>> didn't order it specially. and i'm reporting the result! >> Strange but true, I guess! Definitely worth a try. >> >> Mike >> >> >> > > Static builds up on your body from sliding your butt across the fabric > seat,as you exit. > There's no way an alternator belt in the engine compartment would discharge > your body charge. > how is the alternator belt different from the belt in a van de graaff? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_de_Graaff_generator |
Lotsa static
If you want to fix the problem you will have to spend LOTS of
money....... for new tires! This problem was noticed in the 90's when toll booth operators were getting zapped big time when getting tolls from drivers. It was blamed on the newer compounding that included more silica in the formula instead of just using cheap carbon black for filer. Actually I hope the addition of just a strap solves your problem. -SP Mike wrote: > Our 1999 Odyssey has been shocking the heck out of us all winter. > We've had this vehicle for a few years now and I never remember it > being this bad. I just ordered a "stop shock" grounding strap from > eBay. I'm hoping this will help a lot. I called all the local auto- > parts stores and not one of them carried this item. > > Anyhow, have any of you had luck with grounding straps? > > Mike > |
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